Government News
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A man has been accused of taking children in handcuffs to tour an Ohio county jail and courthouse while wearing a police uniform
April 25, 2017 -
A West Virginia mining operation owned by Gov. Jim Justice faces fines of more than $10,000 for six safety violations following a workers' fatal fall in February
April 25, 2017 -
A Wisconsin man accused of stealing weapons and sending an anti-government manifesto to the White House didn't stand for a judge at his arraignment
April 25, 2017 -
A New Jersey police department is looking to return the favor after a little girl asked her mother to pick up an officer's restaurant check
April 25, 2017 -
The Senate has confirmed Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general, putting the longtime federal prosecutor in place to oversee a federal investigation into Russian influence in the U.S. elections
April 25, 2017 -
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Arkansas has executed three inmates in the past week using a sedative that's been the subject of multiple court challenges since it was first used by Florida in 2013
April 25, 2017 -
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is highlighting the need to help children of military families transition into new schools as their parents are moving from one assignment to the next
April 25, 2017 -
Officials in a Massachusetts city are trying to ban employees from using public funds to fly on United Airlines after a passenger was dragged off a flight in Chicago
April 25, 2017 -
Louisiana senators are moving ahead with a bill to end executions in the state, a rare proposal in a Republican-controlled region that tends to favor capital punishment
April 25, 2017 -
A federal appeals court has agreed to re-examine Ohio's new and twice-rejected lethal injection process as the state struggles to resume executions
April 25, 2017 -
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is highlighting a need to help children of military families transition to new schools as their parents move from one assignment to the next
April 25, 2017 -
Medical marijuana advocates are playing up support from non-traditional sources to push longshot legislation in Texas
April 25, 2017 -
Dodd-Frank financial rules under fire as Republicans look to roll back regulations
April 25, 2017 -
Jurors in Virginia have failed to reach a verdict in a civil case over a police-involved shooting
April 25, 2017